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1920 births1971 deathsIcelandic women novelistsIcelandic women short story writersPeople from ReykjavíkIcelandic people with family names20th-century Icelandic women writers20th-century Icelandic novelists
IcelandicReykjavíkNew York CityParis
Drífa Viðar (March 5, 1920 – May 19, 1971) was an Icelandic writer, artist and educator.[1]
The daughter of Einar Viðar and Katrín Norðmann, she was born in Reykjavík. She received her qualifications as a teacher and went on to study art in Reykjavík, New York City and Paris. Drífa contributed literary criticism to the feminist publication Melkorka during the 1960s. She published her first novel Fjalldalslilja in 1967. A short story collection Dagar við vatnið was published in 1971 after her death.[2][1]
She married Skúil Thoroddsen, a doctor; the couple had four children.[1]
See also
- List of Icelandic writers
- Icelandic literature
References
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